Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Arab blenny
Fish Name : Omobranchus fasciolatus
Max size : 6.8 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Inhambane, Mozambique, and Persian Gulf to Gulf of Kutch. Reported as likely at Seychelles (Ref. 1623) but Randall and van Egmond 1994 (Ref. 10685) believe otherwise.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-19; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 20-22. Body with broad, irregular, dusky bands anteriorly. Males with dusky spot in middle of soft dorsal fin (Ref. 4404).
Biology : Known from shallow water with rocky bottom, sometimes in tide pools (Ref. 11441). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref : Springer, V.G.. 1986. (Ref. 4404)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses